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Apollon Darknet market is allegedly pulling an exit scam

Security Affairs

The Apollon market, one of the largest marketplaces, is likely exit scamming after the administrators have locked vendors’ accounts. The Apollon market , one of the darknet’s largest marketplaces, is likely exit scamming, vendors and customers reported suspicious behavior of its administrators.

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Dark web Grey Market still down, users speculate possible Exit Scam

Security Affairs

Exit scam – Bad news for Grey Market users, one of its administrators revealed that another administrator had emptied the cold storage wallets. you can mark Market as scam exited and ban all our official accounts” reads the message published by the Market admin. ” reads a post published by Darknetlive.

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Resecurity identified the investment scam network ‘Digital Smoke’

Security Affairs

by using their brands and market reputation to defraud consumers. billion to scams. billion to scams. A FINRA survey points to health, marital and trust problems resulting from financial scams. A FINRA survey points to health, marital and trust problems resulting from financial scams. and the U.K billion in the U.S

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Author Q&A: In modern cyberwarfare ‘information security’ is one in the same with ‘national security’

The Last Watchdog

Arquilla: Rethinking is necessary – redirection, too – because neither market mechanisms nor government policy have addressed the key security issues. For decades, consumers have not demanded secure IT products. LW: What does Colonial Pipeline tell us about ransomware, BEC scams and the general state of enterprise exposure?

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Popular Marketing Tool exposes data of users of dating sites

Security Affairs

“The various websites were all using the same marketing software built by email marketing company Mailfire — who was responsible for the leak.” Leaked data could expose users to several malicious activities, including scams, identity theft, blackmail and extortion, and of course attack takeover. Pierluigi Paganini.

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How to Tell the Difference Between a Legitimate NFT and a Rug Pull

Daniel Miessler

A lot of people, especially in the security industry , are concerned that NFTs are a scam. But I’m not trying to convince you that NFTs are scams. It’s also possible to create value through marketing. The value of diamonds was manufactured in a Mad Men-style marketing agency. Or that they aren’t.

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How BRICS Got “Rug Pulled” – Cryptocurrency Counterfeiting is on the Rise

Security Affairs

Besides scamming, bad actors also released misinformation about new countries joining the alliance, which didn’t confirm their membership. This is a great example of how bad actors capitalize on geopolitical narratives to profit from investment scams.